Explainer-How a Canada Supreme Court ruling could affect U.S.-Canada refugee flows
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada’s Supreme Court on Friday upheld a border pact under which Canada and…
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Japan to open up Apple- and Google-dominated phone apps to competition
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan plans to stoke competition in smartphone app payments, dominated by Apple and Google, by banning major…
Polish LGBTQ march seeks to show strength as election looms
WARSAW (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Poles are expected to march through the streets of Warsaw on Saturday to…
Dominican Republic, Canada disagree over Haitian police aid office
By Harold Isaac PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) -As Haiti’s police struggle to contain powerful armed gangs, a disagreement between the Dominican Republic…
World Bank green lights $500 million loan to boost Costa Rica’s budget
SAN JOSE (Reuters) – The World Bank approved a new $500 million loan to Costa Rica aimed at strengthening support…
Twinkies-maker Hostess fined over preventable amputation of worker’s fingertip
By Ismail Shakil and Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Labor Department on Friday slapped a $298,000 penalty on…
US to send satellite data to Canada to help detect wildfires
(Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Defense began sending real-time satellite and sensor data to Canadian authorities on Friday, technology…
Abortion remains legal in Iowa as top court refuses to revive ban
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Iowa’s highest court did not revive a 2018 ban on most abortions on Friday, meaning…
North Korea starts key party meeting to discuss defence strategy – KCNA
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea convened a key party meeting to decide its diplomatic and defence strategy “to cope with…
US House Speaker McCarthy threatens to block funding for Chile waiver program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Friday threatened to use congressional appropriations to block funding…